‘"He (Weissman) told me I was high on their list," said Fine, reached at his North York, Ont., home. "It sounded to me as if they would have taken me if they’d had all of their picks. Hearing that picked up my spirits."’

‘"When I heard my name get called, it didn’t hit me at first. It took a little bit," Foligno said. "I started walking around with the Buffalo jersey on and talking to people and then it hit me … Holy crap I’m going to Buffalo. It was a dream come true."’